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Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
AP United States Government and Politics — Note Packet
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Key Terms
Natural Rights
Rights you're born with, not granted by a government, such as Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of _.
Popular Sovereignty
The idea that the government gets its authority from the _ of the governed.
Social Contract
An unwritten _ between the people and their government, where people give up some freedom for protection and order.
Republicanism
A form of government where citizens _ representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
Limited Government
The principle that the government is _ by a constitution and the rule of law.
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